Book

The peyote religion among the Navaho

Aldine Pub. Co. (4) • Published In 1966 • Pages: xxvi, 454

By: Aberle, David F. (David Friend), Moore, Harvey C., Johnston, Denis F..

Abstract
This is an extremely thorough ethnographic source, concerned with the origins, development, and social functions of the peyote cult (Native American Church) among the Navajo. The author, who participated in the cult by eating peyote numerous times, attempts to explain membership vs. non-membership in it according to a 'theory of relative deprivation.' The relationship of membership to 'wealth' (measured in terms of livestock holdings) as well as to traditional attachments to Navajo religious ways are discussed.
Subjects
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
Congregations
Religious denominations
Magical and mental therapy
Ethnosociology
Organized ceremonial
Pastoral activities
Revelation and divination
Life history materials
Prayers and sacrifices
Organization and analysis of results of research
Sorcery
Religious intolerance and martyrs
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus ; 1985
Field Date
1949-1953
Coverage Date
pre-1868-1965
Coverage Place
southwestern United States
Notes
by David F. Aberle. With field assistance by Harvey C. Moore and with an appendix on Navaho population and education by Denis F. Johnston
Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-436)
LCCN
65026751
LCSH
Navajo Indians